Condominium & Community Associations

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Entrenched in this sector for decades, attorneys in Saul Ewing’s Condominium & Community Associations Practice understand the nuances and complexities distinct to the operation and administration of condominiums, community associations and cooperative apartments. We serve as trusted advisors to more than 500 condominium, community association and cooperative clients by providing governance, transactional, litigation and administrative legal services including:

Governance

  • Reviewing governing instruments and providing opinions concerning interpretation
  • Assisting with board meetings and drafting board resolutions
  • Preparing unit owner violation notices and assisting with hearing procedures

Transactions

  • Drafting, reviewing and negotiating construction, vendor and management contracts
  • Assisting with bank loan processes and drafting required opinion letters
  • Drafting amendments to governing instruments, including amended and restated declarations
  • Handling condo de-conversion and sales of unit matters

Litigation

  • Defending claims brought against the association and board members
  • Assisting with governing instrument enforcement
  • Prosecuting injunction, temporary restraining order and declaratory judgment claims
  • Prosecuting construction defect claims and actions brought by the association against developers
  • Assisting with the collection of unpaid assessments, fines, late fees and other charges

Administration

  • Assisting with processing insurance claims
  • Managing annual report filings and assisting with registered agent services
  • Managing property tax appeals
  • Handling compliance with municipal codes and defending building code violations
  • Helping to resolve labor union and employment law issues

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Illinois Condominium Property Act 2023 - Pamphlet

 

The Illinois Condominium Property Act 2023

 

 

 

 


 

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